PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1977060661 — TOLUENE — MATAWAN, NJ

Current as of 1977-05-19 Government source

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Incident I-1977060661PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1977060661. Incident date: 1977-05-19. Location: MATAWAN, NJ. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: CHEMICAL LEAMAN TANK LINES INC. Shipper: ARCO CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1294; TOLUENE; hazard class 3; 266 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device. Reported result: Spillage. Reporter-submitted DOT Form 5800.1 data may be incomplete, corrected, supplemented, or misreported. A record, serious-incident classification, failure description, or relationship to a reporting rule is not a PHMSA causal finding, compliance determination, or finding of a violation.#

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